Zhongshan Kingdom, Lingshou City.

At this moment, the atmosphere of Lingshou, the capital of the capital was terrifyingly depressed, and the thick clouds hanging high in the sky seemed to fall down at any time.

Alone, Sima Xi stood silently outside a hall in the Zhongshan Palace. His face was full of endless loneliness and loneliness.

"Tait..."

When a voice came from my ears, I immediately broke away from my thoughts, and Sima Xi looked at the visitor.

"Your Majesty said you want to summon me?"

He shook his head gently and looked at Sima Xi, who looked even more depressed on his face, the eunuch who followed the Zhongshan Duke Ji Yue couldn't help but comfort him.

"Justice was so angry that he just suffered such a crushing defeat. Does the doctor's visit at this moment make you even more troublesome?"

How could Sima Xi not understand the truth that the eunuch said?

Putting himself in his shoes, if he was Ji Yue of Zhongshan Gong, facing a defeated general, he would be afraid that he would be pushed out of the palace and killed him immediately to vent his anger.

If you are defeated and you should be grateful for it without punishment, so why do you still want to see you?

But Sima Xi does have something to do with Zhongshan’s life and death, so I want to know about Zhongshan Gongji…

I wanted to continue saying something, but the words turned into a sentence, "I'm working hard..."

Still so lonely, Sima Xi turned around and moved step by step towards the palace gate.

After all, God doesn't bless...

"doctor!"

Seeing Sima Xi's figure leaving step by step, the eunuch behind him spoke out and stopped him.

When he came to him step by step, the eunuch made him look a little firm, "Since the doctor said that he had something important to meet with the emperor, I will pass it on for the doctor again."

"It's just that I'm talking about it, if the lord still doesn't see the doctor..."

"Then I will leave immediately and not say a single nonsense." A hint of excitement appeared on Sima Xi's face, "It's really a hard worker to order the eunuch."

A moment later, the eunuch Ling appeared in front of Sima Xi again. This time he returned to Sima Xi, but he brought good news to Sima Xi.

"Doctor, the Lord ordered the doctor to meet him immediately."

“It’s really hard.”

After hearing this news and thanking the eunuch, Sima Xi immediately took steps towards the hall in front of him.

The figure passed through the open hall door, and a more depressing atmosphere than outside the hall forced Sima Xi to slow down.

"tread……"

"tread……"

"Bang……"

A dull voice sounded in the hall, followed by Sima Xi's apologies.

"Sima Xi, the defeated general of the army, pay homage to the emperor."

"Sima Xi returned from defeat in the battle, and failed the emperor's letter to the emperor, and asked him to punish him."

Ji Yue, the Duke of Zhongshan who was slumped above the throne, heard Sima Xi's words and his bloodshot eyes stared at the other party.

When the figure with legs kneeling on the ground appeared in sight, Ji Yue's heart was a little complicated and inexplicable.

At first, when he received the news that Sima Xi was defeated, Ji Yue's anger almost rose. He wanted to kill Sima Xi to vent his hatred.

But when he thought of the opponent Sima Xi faced and the situation facing Zhongshan Kingdom at this moment, Ji Yue's anger turned into a sigh after a long time.

"well……"

After all, Zhongshan is not as powerful as Wei.

After a sigh, the hall returned to peace again until Ji Yue's quiet inquiry sounded again.

"Doctor, can I survive in Zhongshan?"

To be honest, when asked this, Mr. Ji Yue of Zhongshan was ready to become the king of the devastated country.

It is true that the Zhongshan Kingdom now has no ability to resist and can only sit in the capital of Lingshou.

"If I hadn't expected it wrong, the State of Wei might not have planned to destroy our Zhongshan Kingdom."

When Ji Yue heard Sima Xi's answer, he seemed to be the one who was about to drown to catch the last straw.

"Seriously? But my Zhongshan Kingdom was once destroyed by the hands of Wei."

"Your Majesty, the Zhongshan Kingdom today is no longer the Zhongshan Kingdom that was back then, and the Wei Kingdom today is also not the Wei Kingdom of the past."

Sima Xi faced Ji Yue's concerns and immediately comforted him: "I think the current King of Wei is indeed a monarch with great talent."

"The Qin State was severely damaged, the Qi State was defeated repeatedly, the Zhao State was conquered, and the troops were suppressed by the Chu State..."

"In the decades of succession to the throne, the King of Wei has led the Wei Kingdom to defeat powerful enemies repeatedly and complete the great achievements of King Wu of Zhou in the past."

“Not only that…”

His face was full of admiration, Sima Xi continued: "The King of Wei is also a kind monarch today. He has also conquered a country's land but has not destroyed its country."

"All the land in Guanzhong was preserved, but the land in Longxi of Qin was preserved; most of the territory of Qi was occupied, but the land east of Jimo was still enfeoffed to Qi."

"I seized the territory of Zhao State east of Taihang Mountain, but did not take the land of Jinyang of Zhao State; and the Chu State in the south, Yingdu is still in the hands of the Chu army..."

Before Ji Yue could even finish listening to Sima Xi's words, he immediately stepped forward with some excitement, "When saying this, the King of Wei will be like other princes, and will not destroy the country in Zhongshan?"

"It's very likely." Sima Xi's tone gradually calmed down, "but there is a prerequisite for all this."

"What?"

"The Lord wants to let the King of Wei see the significance of the existence of Zhongshan Kingdom."

Hundreds of years ago, why did the Zhou Dynasty enfeoff the princes of the world? The world was too big, and the Zhou Dynasty could not expand its power to the entire world.

That is why the princes of the world need to go to various places and use their weapons and agricultural tools to expand the land that originally belonged to the Shang tribe or even Rongdi into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty.

These princes will turn into barriers to jointly protect the safety of the royal capital where the emperor is located.

However, as the Zhou Dynasty declined and the princes became larger, these princes, which were originally used as barriers, became the biggest threat to the Zhou Dynasty.

At this moment, just like that moment.

Although the Wei Kingdom, which stood out from the knockout match between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, had a national strength far surpassing other princes, it could not achieve complete rule over the world for various reasons.

Those princes who were overwhelmed by the Wei State with their powerful national power became tools for their rule of the world.

This is why Sima Xi was sure of why Wei State would not destroy Zhongshan State.

After pondering for a while, Sima Xi immediately bowed to the Duke of Zhongshan, "I would like to ask the emperor to forgive my presumptuous crimes."

"If my Zhongshan Kingdom wants to survive in the future, I can only serve the King of Wei respectfully. The point of the King of Wei's long sword is the direction of my Zhongshan Kingdom's military."

Slowly retracting the hope, a sense of indescribable humiliation appeared in the heart of Ji Yue, the Duke of Zhongshan.

"Is that the only thing that's right?"

He moved slowly towards the throne step by step. At this time, the Duke of Zhongshan Yue seemed even more lonely than Sima Xi just now.
Chapter completed!